Microsoft exec confirms there won’t be a Windows Phone coming out any time soon

Microsoft has acknowledged that it wasn’t getting anywhere with its Windows Phone platform and has decided to stop actively developing anything for it. Joe Belfiore, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for Windows, confirmed the news on Twitter. And like Bill Gates, he’s using an Android device, too. Microsoft tried to match up to the likes of Android and iOS but couldn’t lure app developers to work on its platform, leaving its ecosystem with hardly any apps that users would want to use. Aside from that, Microsoft couldn’t get third-party phone manufacturers to develop hardware for them, too.

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Instagram is ready to look like your Facebook news feed

It’s finally here and you can’t escape it. Instagram is rolling out the algorithm-based feed, meaning you won’t see posts in chronological order anymore. Instead, what you’ll see are posts based on factors such as popularity, your interests, and the like. This change was announced back in March but is now being implemented for all users this month. And it was met with a lot of resistance, especially with users that worry their posts won’t be seen because of the changes. Instagram claims in a blog post that the users who now see the algorithm-based feed tend to be more engaged on the platform.

Source: Instagram | Via: Mashable

Review: Windows Phone 7 Smartphone OS

HTC Surround and LG's Optimus 7 are prime examples of WIndows Phone devicesBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

With their backs against the wall and surging competition from the likes of Apple (iOS), Google (Android) and Nokia (Symbian), Microsoft knew it had to replace its ageing Windows Mobile platform with something better. Enter Windows Phone 7, a completely revamped, user-focused and cloud-connected smartphone OS that's launched Canada recently. 

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New Samsung Messenger targets text-happy teens

Updated on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 5:17PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung's GT-B7330 Windows 6.5 smartphone  AKA the Omnia Pro is a well-built, poperly specced smartphone reminiscent of Palm’s Treo line  and RIM’s BlackBerry 9700. In terms of styling, it is conservative, a bit stodgy and clearly born and bred for the corporate world but is being pitched to text-happy tweeners and teenagers.

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